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we talked about race shortly after the not guilty verdict of george zimmerman. in your estimation, how careful does the president need to be in his rhetoric not to turn off certain voters, for example, tomorrow? >> i think the president is always aware of making certain that all of us have equal opportunities. so i don't know about lifting up the issue of race as much as making it equitable for the citizens of the united states. >> when with look as where we are as a country and how far we have come and we reelected the first african-american president, that president obama will go down in history for many accomplishments during his eight years, but the inspiration that needs to be delivered tomorrow. showcasing exactly how far we still need to go. >> certainly. that is exactly what the white house is saying we should expect, some sort of charge into the future, you know, trying to, you know, build some excitement among young people, you know, the distance to travel is certainly a lot shorter than it was 50 years ago, you know,, you know, the white house mention
we talked about race shortly after the not guilty verdict of george zimmerman. in your estimation, how careful does the president need to be in his rhetoric not to turn off certain voters, for example, tomorrow? >> i think the president is always aware of making certain that all of us have equal opportunities. so i don't know about lifting up the issue of race as much as making it equitable for the citizens of the united states. >> when with look as where we are as a country and how...
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. >>> george zimmerman went shopping at a gun shop. >>> and a head imploding for the context caped crusader, ben affleck. it leads to our big question of the day on this friday. which actor would make the best batman? you can weigh it on twitter or facebook. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ if you're like me, you've been working you've been working like a dog all year. but you don't need to camp out 'til lab
. >>> george zimmerman went shopping at a gun shop. >>> and a head imploding for the context caped crusader, ben affleck. it leads to our big question of the day on this friday. which actor would make the best batman? you can weigh it on twitter or facebook. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so...
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zimmerman. just someone who was using what he considered to be racial profiling to pick out trayvon martin. is that the same mindset that police have when trying to put that in effect here in new york city? it is racial profiling. >> i think really sad thing is that the chief doesn't understand how people like him inspire people like george zimmerman. that he really sets a light, if you will, that they gravitate towards. and so he is responsible for leading nypd but he is also a parol model for all of the wannabes and would-bes out there and he has to take responsibility for that. he is running the largest profile city in the country. with that said, he knew a long time ago this program was deeply flawed. back in the early part of this century, if you will, he said that stop and frisk program, referring to it under giuliani when it was much smaller was dubious. and that is not surprising because at that time he was known as somebody who had taken on racial profile at the u.s. customs and had inc
zimmerman. just someone who was using what he considered to be racial profiling to pick out trayvon martin. is that the same mindset that police have when trying to put that in effect here in new york city? it is racial profiling. >> i think really sad thing is that the chief doesn't understand how people like him inspire people like george zimmerman. that he really sets a light, if you will, that they gravitate towards. and so he is responsible for leading nypd but he is also a parol...
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. >>> george zimmerman went shopping at a gun shop. >>> and a head imploding for the context caped crusader, ben affleck. it leads to our big question of the day on this friday. which actor would make the best batman? you can weigh it on twitter or facebook. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? >>> i have a dream. my four little children will one day live in nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. i have a dream today! >> next wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. it also marks 58 years to the day since the murder of emmett till. during a visit with relatives he was killed for allegedly whilg on a whi whistling
. >>> george zimmerman went shopping at a gun shop. >>> and a head imploding for the context caped crusader, ben affleck. it leads to our big question of the day on this friday. which actor would make the best batman? you can weigh it on twitter or facebook. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so...
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george zimmerman had been to class about stand your ground. the idea this isn't part of the trial is ridiculous. you the jury had that in front of them. a big change in florida law. it used to be if you had an opportunity to spare life, did you so and you got out of the situation. with the stand your ground jury instruction that is is not part of florida's law any more. >> we will hear from the martin family's attorney benjamin crump coming up. did you reach out to the martin family and let them know of this intention? >> we did not. we have a lot of survivors on staff. we work with survivors every day. i got a lot of support from our survivors around the country but this was a decision we made as our own and we think that it's tastefully done and we think it's an important place to show and, obviously, we believe stand your ground should be repelled in the 26 states and the purpose of the video is show what the real results are of those laws. >> let's talk about the stand your ground laws, the 26 states you mentioned in this national campaign
george zimmerman had been to class about stand your ground. the idea this isn't part of the trial is ridiculous. you the jury had that in front of them. a big change in florida law. it used to be if you had an opportunity to spare life, did you so and you got out of the situation. with the stand your ground jury instruction that is is not part of florida's law any more. >> we will hear from the martin family's attorney benjamin crump coming up. did you reach out to the martin family and...
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department of justice calling for them to finally file civil rights charges against george zimmerman. >> what do you think the likelihood is that -- >> i think they are doing exactly what they should be doing which is investigating and digging down deep, and i think that it is a real possibility, but almost a half million of these poem signed using cell phones, and so so our young people have been baptized. and somebody 234 our generation will say rodney king and just kind of slip t seems unfortunately every generation gets baptized. they say every generation has to win it and rewin it again. that et cetera what we're doing right now. >> sterling, ben jealous alluded to what you have spend a great deal of time over the past few months working on, voting rights in this country, of course the supreme court in june struck down a key provision of the voting rights act of 1965. update our viewers. update the folks still here as well listening to our broadcast here on the national mall where these new laws stand right now and what kind of impact they will have, not just on minority communit
department of justice calling for them to finally file civil rights charges against george zimmerman. >> what do you think the likelihood is that -- >> i think they are doing exactly what they should be doing which is investigating and digging down deep, and i think that it is a real possibility, but almost a half million of these poem signed using cell phones, and so so our young people have been baptized. and somebody 234 our generation will say rodney king and just kind of slip t...
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. >>> george zimmerman's wife shelly has been sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours community service, all for lying about their finances after her husband's arrest. she had this to say in an interview. >> i'm so deeply sorry for their lo loss. i can't even begin to understand the grief that a parent experiences when they lose a child. >>> in a sit-down interview with matt lauer, mike tyson opened up about his recent admission that he's an alcoholic. >> i don't know if i like this sober guy. it's hard for me to live normal. straight is hard. >>> after almost 13 years, michael douglas and catherine zeta-jones are apparently taking a break from their marriage. in recent years douglas has been battling throat cancer and zeta-jones has been battling bipolar disorder. [ male announcer ] imagine this cute little orange blob is metamucil... and this park is the inside of your body. you see the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels to trap and remove some waste. and that gelling also helps to lower some cholesterol. it even traps some carbs to help maintain healthy blood s
. >>> george zimmerman's wife shelly has been sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours community service, all for lying about their finances after her husband's arrest. she had this to say in an interview. >> i'm so deeply sorry for their lo loss. i can't even begin to understand the grief that a parent experiences when they lose a child. >>> in a sit-down interview with matt lauer, mike tyson opened up about his recent admission that he's an alcoholic. >> i...
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zimmerman verdict. what should we be doing right now in america that we're not doing for young, black men specifically? >> well, i mean i don't want to just put it all on young african-american men but i just think we need more leaders to plant more seeds so that these guys can follow them. i read the quote you're not a great leader unless you have great followers and great listeners. we need to teach our young brothers and sisters to be leaders and not followers. times are hard these days. people are losing their houses right now, record-breaking numbers so times are hard, but we just need, you know, we need to stay together, just keep being positive and keep doing the right thing. luckily i was raised in a household where we don't make everything black and white all the time. >> and then i don't mean to cut you off but for more information on this program, we invite to you go to www.greatfutures.org for more information. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> that's a good spot to leave it. shaq, lucille
zimmerman verdict. what should we be doing right now in america that we're not doing for young, black men specifically? >> well, i mean i don't want to just put it all on young african-american men but i just think we need more leaders to plant more seeds so that these guys can follow them. i read the quote you're not a great leader unless you have great followers and great listeners. we need to teach our young brothers and sisters to be leaders and not followers. times are hard these...
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. >> there the president takes on stereotypes in the country without going after george zimmerman specifically or without going after the way that we balance justice in this country. how do you think he did with trying to handle that and speak to middle america about what is still an issue for our country? >> i mean, i think he did the job that he does. he sort of walks a very fine line. i mean, his left hand was moving. i like to think his right hand hand was down below holding the anger. he has to walk a fine line because he is president of all of america and he know he is speaking to black people at the moment and trying to bet get our backs. >> you hope one hand is down nch clenched because he is trying to not to express that kind of anger, do you really think that the president has that kind of anger, that he hides from us? the fact that he sees this as a situation where it is something to get p.o.'d about? it is something to stand up and talk about. if so, he is doing a good job of hiding it. >> well, president obama is a great middle of the roeder. i think -- i think he does have to hav
. >> there the president takes on stereotypes in the country without going after george zimmerman specifically or without going after the way that we balance justice in this country. how do you think he did with trying to handle that and speak to middle america about what is still an issue for our country? >> i mean, i think he did the job that he does. he sort of walks a very fine line. i mean, his left hand was moving. i like to think his right hand hand was down below holding the...
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. >>> documents obtained by "usa today" saying george zimmerman has tried to order a bullet-proof vest while out on bond on the trayvon martin shooting. >>> new report from the cdc confirming a colorado man who died from west nile last year got that virus through a blood tran fusion. the patient was being treated for cancer when he was injected. >>> heavy rains trig.ing mist and southeast. two people dead, a woman and child lost their lives after floods swept cars off roads in missouri. residents in tennessee and arkansas had to be rescued from flash fooged. >>> researflooding. >>> they are trying to find the remains of mona lisa. >>> one winner of the powerball ticket is a maintenance worker in new jersey and the other is paul white in minnesota who jokes he knew he would always win. >> we were playing this game. i don't remember the gist of it exactly but you had to pick who in the crowd would match this description and the description was their financial plan consists of playing the lottery. well, everybody picked my name and they thought it was funny then! who is right now? her lon
. >>> documents obtained by "usa today" saying george zimmerman has tried to order a bullet-proof vest while out on bond on the trayvon martin shooting. >>> new report from the cdc confirming a colorado man who died from west nile last year got that virus through a blood tran fusion. the patient was being treated for cancer when he was injected. >>> heavy rains trig.ing mist and southeast. two people dead, a woman and child lost their lives after floods...
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of dream defenders who have been camped outside the governor's office for weeks in the wake of the george zimmerman verdict demanding lawmakers hold a special expedition on racial profiling and stand your ground and school to the prison pipeline. sarah is joining me. your group reached a milestone. nearly 20% of florida lawmakers sent a letter to the secretary of state asking for the process to start the review that is and that is 32 lawmakers who needed to send letters and you reached that total. how confident do you feel you'll meet your goal? >> i am very confident that the poll will show the true political landscape in florida. this is a win/win situation. if we are able to get the special session to happen, that is amazing. but it's stel great to know which side these politicians are on. are they standing with the people or working against them? >> you've gotten high profile help from the reverend jaes jackson and harry belafonte. your efforts do face big odds. we have the state representative matt gates who will lead the florida hearing in the statehouse on this saying he didn't wan
of dream defenders who have been camped outside the governor's office for weeks in the wake of the george zimmerman verdict demanding lawmakers hold a special expedition on racial profiling and stand your ground and school to the prison pipeline. sarah is joining me. your group reached a milestone. nearly 20% of florida lawmakers sent a letter to the secretary of state asking for the process to start the review that is and that is 32 lawmakers who needed to send letters and you reached that...
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more recently he has shown a willingness to what in and saw that it the george zimmerman verdict with the trayvon marpt shootin martin shooting. i think on wednesday they will be looking for the president to weigh in more clearly on issues of race. i think no matter what, though, this speech of his is going to be girted under voting rights. protected under voting rights. i think he'll lay out a clear call that his doj is going to make these cases against voting rights the centerpiece of this administration's view on race and their position on race when you talk about legacy. >> ryan, do you agree with that? because a lot of people look at the fact the president has been conscious of what he steps in when it comes to discussions about race, but taking into account that he is not up for re-election and doesn't have to worry about that, should the president be more forceful with amount of time he has left? >> i think this is something that is important to him and something he brought up in the state of the union address and brought up on the night of his election the voting problems we s
more recently he has shown a willingness to what in and saw that it the george zimmerman verdict with the trayvon marpt shootin martin shooting. i think on wednesday they will be looking for the president to weigh in more clearly on issues of race. i think no matter what, though, this speech of his is going to be girted under voting rights. protected under voting rights. i think he'll lay out a clear call that his doj is going to make these cases against voting rights the centerpiece of this...
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. >> the judge's ruling makes reference to the killing of trayvon martin by george zimmerman. you wrote about that in the new yorker. this is part of what you wrote. the judge's references point to the complex and contested fact that unchecked racial preassumptions have consequences, sometimes disastrous consequences. in the worst of outcomes, a policy rooted in the fear of crime, can produce outcomes indistinguishable from crime, itself. you contend there is something of a feedback loop going on here. what is that? explain that. >> well, one of the most insightful things in that decision was the judge said if you begin with presumption that someone is a criminal or a group of people are criminal then you're going to police them more heavily and you'll wind up replicating the idea that you find people in that population and say, oh, well this is not why you stopped them but you found some other reason why they could be arrested. so we've seen, unfortunately, a disproportionate number of african-american and brown and black young men who dotted the hands of police in brutality.
. >> the judge's ruling makes reference to the killing of trayvon martin by george zimmerman. you wrote about that in the new yorker. this is part of what you wrote. the judge's references point to the complex and contested fact that unchecked racial preassumptions have consequences, sometimes disastrous consequences. in the worst of outcomes, a policy rooted in the fear of crime, can produce outcomes indistinguishable from crime, itself. you contend there is something of a feedback loop...